Brooklyns viral fire-hydrant goldfish pond is as popular as ever but will it survive the winter?

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor hail shall keep the Bedford-Stuyvesant goldfish pond from welcoming curious visitors, its creator told The Post.The TikTok-famous goldfish pond, crafted from a hydrant leaking into a shallow tree pit, will be retrofitted with a plexiglass system to keep the fish swimming in the winter, pond creator Hajj Malik Lovick said Sunday – less than a month after vandals defaced it and killed fish in the process. The pond on Tompkins Avenue and Hancock Street is busiest with visitors when it rains, Lovick said, though it’s unclear if snow will have the same effect.“We’re going to put heaters in it,” said Lovick, whose GoFundMe fundraiser to winterize the makeshift pond with an outside ventilation system has amassed over $3,000 of its $5,000 goal.  “Solar panel-generated, yeah.”Lovick contended his plans to enclose the pond won’t encroach on the city’s access to the fire hydrant.Pond visitors floated their own ideas to The Post to keep the fish swimming through winter Sunday afternoon: “I wonder if they could cover it like a fish tank,” one postulated. Others mentioned bringing the fish inside until the weather is warm again.Regardless of how the fish will be handled, the goldfish – purchased and dumped into the 1.5-inch pit by Lovick earlier this summer – will suffer from changes in temperature, chemical runoff and hungry rats, veterinarian Ben Rosenbloom previously told The Post.“Fish in these conditions are going to die one way or another,” he said, calling the pet project “animal abuse.”At least two 311 calls have been made to the site reporting animal cruelty since the pond made waves in August.The Department of Environmental Protection has shut off the leaking hydrant several times, but the pond’s defenders have quickly opened it back up.“There are real safety concerns with damaged or leaking hydrants; it can impact the availability of water for fire emergencies, and it can impact water pressu...